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One of the best dip mixes ever! I tend to use whole fat Greek yogurt in place of sour cream, and lite mayo. So easy and quick. Disappears quickly at parties.<\/p>
I also topped it with a little bit of each: lettuce, black olives, tomatoes, green onion, and taco cheese for a little flare at a work party.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-01-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanMagnet"},"reviewBody":"very good base recipe for a dip mix, we added more dried pepper flakes and oregano. Everyone enjoyed!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-10-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueBox"},"reviewBody":"This is a very good dip, even with pretzels. I made it with light mayo and sour cream and it was very good. 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So most the spices work in this dip except the parsley and salt. I found it to be too salty and the parsley over bearing but all the other spices taste great in it.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"02\/06\/2013 20:41","GUID":"ad7973db01394a39a61be2f96bd59d63","MemberId":7125798,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"mebee777","SubmittedDate":"02\/06\/2013 20:41"},{"Comment":"
Looking at this recipe I am wondering if the measurements of the chili powder and the cumin are right?<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"11\/17\/2012 21:38","GUID":"1bf2a11ca5a748089c862775678e4b01","MemberId":5246665,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"neeley9679","SubmittedDate":"11\/17\/2012 21:37"},{"Comment":"
This is a very good dip, even with pretzels. I made it with light mayo and sour cream and it was very good. I gave this as a gift at Christmas last year and it was very well received.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"10\/20\/2012 13:00","GUID":"2F6CF54C5D1C43919D773686CB5F6F3F","MemberId":1603336,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"carolclev","SubmittedDate":"10\/20\/2012 13:00"},{"Comment":"
very good base recipe for a dip mix, we added more dried pepper flakes and oregano. Everyone enjoyed!<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"01\/01\/2012 10:43","GUID":"202FDB46575C4B6E95F4BBF183965A6C","MemberId":3557750,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"robbync","SubmittedDate":"01\/01\/2012 10:43"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":309177,"name":"Recipes","slug":"recipes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":309112,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Browse Taste Recipes recipes by course, cooking style, cuisine, ingredient, holiday and more categories to find a new family-favorite recipe.","parent":0,"count":51332,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/"},{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":43678,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":311936,"name":"Dips","slug":"dips","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":311871,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Want to dress up your crackers, veggies or chips? Try one of our dip recipes. From easy cold dip recipes to warm dip recipes, we have plenty of dips to pair with chips.","parent":310796,"count":1029,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/dips\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Southwestern Dip Mix"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n